Bug#609446: Grub 2 squeeze won't install in hdc9

[Kostenzer]

Package: grub2
Version: 1.98+20100804-11
Severity: important


Because Squeeze won't boot now, I hope things above are right

I think I've found a bug.

I'm a new-bee
I read problems about grub, but didn't find similar problem
I use linux so now an then.
My (wanted) system:
/dev/sda1 xp -1- primary
/dev/sda2 xp -2- primay
/dev/sda3 extended
there is no /dev/sda4
/dev/sda5 ntsf data
/dev/sda6 ntsf data
/dev/sda7 fat 32 data
/dev/sda8 swap
/dev/sda9 ext3 ment for squeze

Under squeeze sda is called hdc

For years I use osl2000 bootmanager. Just perfect for me.
OSL2000 hides the not active primary partitions. So xp -1- can't see or 
access xp -2- and the other way round. Just what I want.
On /dev/sda9 or /dev/hdc9   I installed lenny and grub. Worked great.
Osl2000 boots from MBR and started grub in hdc9

Now I wanted to install squeeze on it. Problems began.
It is a pity that the bootmanager is installed in the last steps. Just 
after that you find out that the installation can't be accessed from 
OLS2000.

Missing operating system

is the message.

My trials:

A not clean install or clean install, grub legacy or grub2, no 
difference: Missing operating system (4 times installing, costs a lot of 
time)
Then installing lenny again. /dev/hdc9. Grub2 same problems: Missing 
operating system. Grub legacy works immediately fine.
Over a rescue cd, I tried:
sudo grub-install --force /dev/sda9 and
sudo grub-install --force --root-directory=/ /dev/sda9
just warnings but no result. I have to use blocklists.
I couldn't find information on the internet about how to use blocklists 
in this case.
Does someone have a link or better a solution?

After upgrading (http://www.go2linux.org/how-to-upgrade- ... to-squeeze 
<http://www.go2linux.org/how-to-upgrade-from-debian-lenny-to-squeeze>)
grub was changed in grub2. Grub2 and squeeze now worked both. But now 
there is no network access anymore.
Work to do.
Now 2011-01-09, 2 month later I tried again to install squeeze (not 
update) Same problems and no linux to boot.

So I think the installing of grub2 is not bug free. Installing Grub 
under squeeze is also not bug free.
There are warnings if grub is not installed in mbr. I have not enough 
knowledge, but if it works after upgrading, why it is not recommended?
If I remember good,there was also somewhere a warning it would make the 
system slower.
When? During booting or overall? In the first case, no problem. In the 
second case. I didn't notice.
(After the upgrading)

My Question:
Is here a bugfix needed  to install squeeze and grub or grub2 correctly 
on sda9 or hdc9 without upgrading from lenny?

thanks

Kos
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